Clutch question for those who send it harder than I do

I took my '21 OR out into a State Forest to try to get to a small stream for fishing. There is a road that leads there that is on some maps but not others. It starts nice, then got really muddy and rutted, and eventually I got to a point near the bottom of a very steep rocky hill where I could not get through and could not turn around.

I had to back out, but even in 4low I had to keep the rpms up and ride the clutch hard. I bet you could have smelled it in the next county. Also, I got close to stalling and it made a clicking sound that can be best described as the noise an old wooden Rollercoaster makes as it pulls you to the top of the first hill.

My question is this: obviously besides avoiding that situation entirely, is that something that is detrimental to the truck or is that just a part of offroading? I'm very familiar with manual motorcycles and fwd economy cars, but nothing 4wd. The truck drives fine, so I'm not worried about today, I'm just curious if that's a normal thing to do and if everyone just accepts the premature clutch wear.

It's my daily and I dont do much technical offroading so a regear is not going to happen any time soon.

 

When you get a manual in a situation like yours, best to do it in short stretches. Make headway for a bit then stop and let the clutch cool down. Then do it again but always stop and let the truck rest for a bit.